compiling a reading list for those who seek more historical and global context on how to understand HK today.
i’m thinking a lot about the history of northern ireland and @praddenkeefe’s “say nothing” is an invaluable resource...
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...particularly the history of the Burntollet Bridge incident in 1969 where a peaceful march by Catholics was ambushed by loyalists while it seemed like the Royal Ulster Constabulary sat back and allowed the violence to play out. we know what followed for decades to come in NI
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a less obvious one is a book i’m currently reading, “Middle England” by Jonathan Coe. it examines Brexit and how a society can become totally polarised as well as govt spin, with an interesting plot line about the 2011 UK riots sparked by police brutality
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i’ve seen many ppl interested in HK posting about reading Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” as well. i haven’t read it but this thread is open to contributions and i’d love to hear your thoughts and recommendations.
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i enjoy the novels of
@Elif_Safak and any interviews with her, as a novelist who is persecuted in her home of Turkey which has of course seen a swift descent into authoritarianism in recent years. she discussed that recently on the@GuardianBooks podcasthttps://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL2Jvb2tzL3Nlcmllcy9ib29rcy9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbA&episode=NWQ2MDA4Yzc4ZjA4NDA2MWFiMzhiNmQ4&hl=en-HK&ep=6&at=1567309203432 …1 reply 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
and another Turkish author - who has done extensive research into social movements and the internet - is
@zeynep who is in HK this summer (?) her book “twitter and tear gas” examines a host of social mvmts including egypt, occupy wall street, and the and the zapatistas in mexico3 replies 2 retweets 14 likesShow this thread
It would be Telegram and Tear Gas here! Two things in my book that are most relevant to #antiELAB are how leaderless movement operate—and their strengths and fragilities—and how misinformation works. My book is available as Creative Commons at below link.https://www.twitterandteargas.org/
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